Lakshadweep works best from October to March, when the weather stays calm and suits activities like snorkelling and kayaking.

The Maldives has become the first country in the world to ban tobacco use for an entire generation, after a new law took effect Saturday. Under the rule, anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 2007, is ...

The Maldives has brought in a ban on smoking for all young people born on or after 1 January 2007. The measure makes it the only country with a generation-wide tobacco prohibition. The new law also ...

The Maldives has become the first country to impose a generational smoking ban – making smoking, buying and selling tobacco illegal for anyone born after January 1, 2007. The ban took effect on ...

The Maldives has banned young people born on or after 1 January 2007 from smoking tobacco, becoming the only country in the world to enforce a nationwide generational tobacco prohibition. The ...

The US State Department issued a revised travel advisory pertaining to the Republic of the Maldives Oct. 7. “Exercise increased caution in [the Maldives] due to terrorism,” the Level 2 travel warning ...

Maldives is growing to become the most coveted holiday destination. The powder-soft white beaches, turquoise lagoons, and stunning coral reefs offer the perfect blend of natural beauty and luxury.

COLOMBO, Sept 18 - Journalists in the Indian Ocean archipelago nation of the Maldives will appeal to the country's Supreme Court to repeal a new law that they say seeks to stifle the media and impose ...

MALE, Maldives (AP) — Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu on Thursday ratified a controversial new media law that allows for hefty fines and the temporary or permanent closure of media outlets deemed to ...

In sharp contrast with the ‘India Out’ campaign that helped catapult Mohamed Muizzu to Maldivian presidency, Maldives hosted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in July 2025, even honouring him in ...

MALE, Maldives – The Maldives, a luxury holiday destination and top diving spot in the Indian Ocean, will lift a decades-old ban on shark fishing, the President’s Office said on Aug 27. Sharks were ...